Post.



G. H. LANGEHENNIG.

POST.

APPLICATION FILED M Ave. 1913.

1,175,458.' 1 Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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srarnsrnrnnr ernten H. LANGEHENNIG, oFlllVl-IRIIEI7 GKLAHOMA.

POST.

@,@759458' .,Speeiieaton or" Lettersatent. Pgltqgntd Ma?, 147 15313116 Application led May 6, 1913. Serial No. 765,856.

To all whom t may concern.' intermediate the rounded portion, as reple it lrnown that i, GEORGE H. LANGE- nnniue, citizen of the United States, residing at Guthrie, in the county of Loganand State of: Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Posts, of which the following ris a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in posts, such as fence posts. telegraph posts, trolley wire posts, and the like, and has tor one ot its objects to improve the construction and iucrea se the eiliciency and utility olf de vices of this character.

Another object ot the invention. is to provide a simply constructed post which may be readily adapted wit-hou material structural chang-e for use in connection with nests now in common use, and by means oiwhich attachments, such as the rail prtions ot a tence, may le readily attached to and detached 'from the post structure without removing it from the ground.

/L-lfnother object of the invention is to provide a post particularly adapted for use at the corners and angles of fences.

`With these and other objects in view the invention consists incertain novel features oit construction as hereinafter shown and described and then speciiicallypointed out in the claim. i y

As before stated the improved device may be employed in various localities and for various purposes, and it is not desired to limit the invention in this respect, rbut for the purpose of illustration the improved post is shown employed as a fence post, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a pair of my improved posts arranged at a tence corner. Fig. 2 is a side elevation oi one of the posts illustrating` the manner of setting the same.

Corresponding and lilre parts arewrel'erred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved post comprises a body member 10 of any suitable material, but prefer- 59 lably of plate metal and extended at right angles to the body at the upper end, as shown at 11, and likewise extended at right angles intermediate the ends, as'shown at 12, and with akportion below the extension '55 12 reduced in diameter and preferably rounded, as represented at 13, and reduced resented at 14. rlhe extension 13 is designed to be embedded in a mass or concrete, indicated at 15, with the extension 12 substantially even with the upper side of the concrete block. Rising from the extension 12 is a projection 16 ol less width than the member 10 and provided with a transverse perforation to receive a pintle 17, the block 16 and its pintle forming a hinge member, as shown, Mounted to swing upon the pintle l'is a member 18, preferably o'f plate metal, and corresponding in size to the member 1.0. The member 18 when in its upper posi tion bears at its upper end beneath the outer end of the lateral extension 11 of the mem-y ber 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. rlhe members 1Y0-18 thus extend in parallel relation and are spaced apart a relatively slight distance, shown. Clamp belts 20l extend through the members l0-18 and thus hold them in. spaced relations. Combined spacing and strand wire supporting blocks 21 are disposed between the members 1(1*18 and spaced to correspond to the strand wires 19 and upon which the latter are supported. rlhe blocks thus i'orm supports for all of the strand wires, except where the bolts 2O are located, and at these points the blocks are not employed but the strand wires next to the bolts are supported thereby. The blocks 21 are located upon the member 10 only and are thus independent of the member 18 as illustrated in Fig. 2.

l/'Vhen the improved post is to be erected a hole is formed in the ground to receive the cement which is to form the block 15 and the nuts oi' the bolts 2O released and the lmember 18 turned outwardly and the projection 13 embedded in the plastic cement, the outer end of the member 18 resting upon the ground and secured in position by a spike or other securing device 22 driven therethrough and into the ground, the member 18 thusserving as a temporary brace to support the member 10 until the cement has become hardened or set rlChe member 18 is then released and turned into vertical position and secured in place by the clamp belts. Then the posts are finally set in position the strand wires 19 are arranged in the posts and the tence thus completed. ln event of the impairment of the wires 19 they can readily be replaced by perfect wires without disturbing the posts.

When the posts are to be ereetedat the corners of a fence, tWo of the posts are ar-` ranged at right angles to each other, as shown in F ig. l, and the projections 13 disposed in a single block of concrete.` The adjoining members l0V are then united by metal l. clamp members 23v which are bolted or rotherwise secured to the post members.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured, is strong, durable, and may be readily removed from place to place as required.

overhanging terminal formed on the oppof ksite extremity of the body portion and ex# tending laterally therefrom in a direction With said base, a plurality kof longitudinally spaced strand Wire supporting blocks formed on one side of the body portion and extend- .Y f ing laterally therefrom in a direction With y the base, and upstanding hinge lug formed on Vthe outer extremity of the laterally directed portion of thel base, a substantially vflat clamping member bifurcated at one eX- supporting :blocks With the free extremity of the said member fitting beneath the overhanging terminal of the body portion, the

. body portion, the'` overhang'ing terminal thereof, and the said clamping member occupying a space equal in Width to the major Width of the basefand being disposed Within the lines of the base, and a plurality of bolts providing strand sup'ports'detachably holding the clamping member in engagement Withrthe said blocks. f 1

'In testimony whereofv I affix mysignature in presence of two Witnesses. Y K

' GEORGE H. LANGEHENNIG. lL. S-lV Witnesses: p ELLA Guss,

G. A. MITCHELL.

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- Washington, D. C. 

